Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Relevant Authorities (General Principles) Order 2001 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Interpretation
2. In this Order—
“the Act” means the Local Government Act 2000;
“members” means members and co-opted members of relevant authorities, and
“statutory officers” means heads of paid service, chief finance officers and monitoring officers.
General principles
3.—(1) The Secretary of State hereby specifies in the Schedule to this Order, the principles which are to govern the conduct of members of relevant authorities in England and police authorities in Wales.
(2) Only paragraphs 2 and 8 of the Schedule to this Order shall have effect in relation to the activities of a member that are undertaken other than in an official capacity.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Hilary Armstrong
Minister of State,
Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
5th April 2001